Rwanda will receive asylum seekers for the United Kingdom | Abroad

The British want to limit illegal immigration with this. The approach is part of wider measures to combat migration across the Channel. For example, the navy will patrol the Channel to stop boats with refugees.

The measures are partly intended to deter people from taking the dangerous journey. “The possibility of being sent to Rwanda will deter many people,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. According to the head of government, it is also a blow to human traffickers who earn a lot of money illegally transporting people from France to England. “It is better for people to apply for asylum in a legal way.”

Lawsuits

Johnson thinks there are still lawsuits over the agreement with Rwanda. “But we don’t think we are violating any international treaties with this.”

The United Nations human rights organization, UNHCR, told The Guardian it would await the final British plans, but UNHCR is concerned that a country wants to send asylum seekers to another country. “UNHCR does not support the outsourcing of asylum obligations. This also includes sending asylum seekers and refugees to other countries, especially if their rights are not sufficiently guaranteed.”

Interior Minister Priti Patel has traveled to Rwanda where she will provide more details, including where people should stay. Rwandan minister Vincent Biruta says agreements have been made to ensure that people are “protected, respected and supported in their ambitions.” They also get the chance to settle permanently in Rwanda, if they want to.

Opposition Labor party calls it an “unworkable and unethical” approach to the refugee problem. It remains to be seen to what extent the British monitor living conditions in Rwanda.

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